About this dish
Egyptian-style falafel made from ground fava beans instead of chickpeas, herbed and fried until crisp.
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Ingredients
🫘2 cups dried fava beans, soaked and peeled
🌿1 cup fresh parsley and cilantro
🧅1 onion, chopped
🧄3 cloves garlic
🌰Sesame seeds, for coating
Method
Serves 21
Grind the soaked fava beans with herbs, onion, and garlic into a coarse, sticky paste.2
Season with cumin, coriander, and salt.3
Shape into small patties and coat lightly in sesame seeds.4
Deep-fry until golden brown and crisp.5
Serve hot in pita with tahini sauce and salad.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Ta'ameya is the Egyptian version of falafel, distinguished by its use of fava beans rather than chickpeas, believed to be the origin of falafel more broadly.
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